A group of so-called hackers claim they have copies of nude photos of Taylor Swift. They broke into her Twitter account and posted a threat to leak those photos online — similar to how a massive dump of nude celebrity photos were stolen and then posted online late last summer. But Swift quickly denied the pics’ very existence after she regained control of her account.

PS any hackers saying they have 'nudes'? Psssh you'd love that wouldn't you! Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING.

The likely fake “hack” comes just a day after we learned Swift does, in fact, have a belly button, proving we’ve hit peak fascination with celebrity bodies. Some thought Swift was one of the celebs caught up in last summer’s photo theft, but she wasn’t. Soon after, she told Rolling Stone about her paranoia and her privacy:

“There’s someone whose entire job it is to figure out things that I don’t want the world to see…They look at your career, they look at what you prioritize, and they try to figure out what would be the most revealing or hurtful. Like, I don’t take my clothes off in pictures or anything – I’m very private about that. So it scares me how valuable it would be to get a video of me changing. It’s sad to have to look for cameras in dressing rooms and bathrooms. I don’t walk around naked with my windows open, because there’s a value on that.”

A group named Lizard Squad is linked to the Swift stunt. It also claimed responsibility for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network attacks over the holiday season. A couple of different Twitter accounts that may or may not be linked to this loose band of online trouble makers have commented on the Swift situation. Some have been suspended for violating Twitter’s terms of use.

Here’s the thing, Lizard Squad isn’t some single entity. Like activist group Anonymous, it’s more like a loose collective of people who hack or break into things online.

There’s also a chance Lizard Squad isn’t involved at all.

Another online group known as Rantic Marketing (formerly known Swenzy and SocialVevo) has been blamed for the Watson stunt last year, which saw a countdown clock ticking away to the release of non-existent nudes. They’ve done a slew of other equally salacious things online, and basically do it for the attention, and articles like this one.

The irony is palpable. So shake it off.

— Rantic Marketing was originally referred to as Rantic Media in this post.

Journalist and talk show host Katie Couric is recognized everywhere she goes, so it wasn’t unusual when a woman approached Couric as she sat having her hair done in a New York salon — until she
saw the look of frantic distress on the woman’s face.

She wasn’t seeking an autograph. The woman explained her husband was diagnosed with colon cancer. They had a newborn at home. The future was a dark tunnel full of gut-wrenching fear.

Couric knew the feeling. “I know what it’s like to be told: guess what, your world is never going to be the same.”

Formerly the face of CBS Evening News and co-host of the talk show Today, and currently the global anchor for Yahoo News, Couric has become one of cancer’s worst enemies.
She took personal tragedy and forged it into a movement for change. Her story is a lesson for everyone — celebrity or otherwise — with a cause they’re passionate about: if you want others to embrace your mission, don’t be afraid to open up and share.

In the 1990s, with her career riding high, many charities sought out Couric to support their fundraising. She helped out with causes from osteoporosis to world hunger. “But I realized I didn’t have one particular cause I was passionate about. I really hadn’t found my calling,” she says.

Then, in 1997, her husband Jay Monahan was diagnosed with colon cancer. They caught it too late. Nine months later, Couric lost the love of her life and the father of her two children. And she found her cause. “I care deeply about preventing this from happening to other families.”

Despite being a mom and high-powered media personality, Couric threw herself into her new mission — raising money for research. But she realized, to save even more families, she could use the relationship she had with the millions of viewers who invited her into their homes every morning.

“Colon cancer was still so stigmatized — people didn’t talk about colons like they were starting to talk about breasts. I thought, here I have this extraordinary platform. This is an opportunity I can’t squander,” she tells us.

In 2000, Couric performed one of the most hilariously brave — and intimate — awareness stunts we’ve ever heard of. It puts the Ice Bucket Challenge to shame. Couric brought cameras into the operating room to film her own colonoscopy.

Following Katie Couric’s on-air colonoscopy in 2000, the U.S. recorded a 20-per-cent jump in the number of people screened for colon cancer. Michael Rajzman Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

“When people would say to me, ‘up yours,’ I don’t think any of them thought I was going to take it literally.”

It was funny, informative, and totally stripped away the mystery and stigma around the medical procedure. Following the episode, the U.S. recorded a 20-per-cent jump in the number of people screened for colon cancer. “They called it the ‘Couric Effect,’” she laughs.

Couric believes that by sharing so openly of herself people can sense her passion is genuine and not just a ratings ploy. “Authenticity is really important when it comes to communicating anything that you care passionately about.”

Couric has raised more than $370 million for cancer research through her foundation and Stand Up to Cancer, an organization she founded with 10 other women. But it’s the individual small victories that really stick with her. “People come up to me still today and say, ‘I got a colonoscopy because of you, and I think you saved my life.’”

Couric is applying her passion to a new cause: childhood obesity. “I keep reporting on it, but it’s getting worse and worse and I’ve been covering it for 30 years. What’s going on here?”

As for the woman in the hair salon, Couric connected her with a treatment clinic. A few weeks ago she received a joyous email — the woman’s husband is on his way to a full recovery. Couric’s smile is genuine as she thinks about one more family that won’t lose a beloved father

Brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger founded a platform for social change that includes the international charity Free The Children, the social enterprise Me to We and the youth empowerment movement We Day.

]]>http://o.canada.com/health/katie-courics-openness-and-authenticity-is-her-best-weapon-against-cancer/feed0Katie Couric at We Day Toronto 2014craigkielburgerFollowing Katie Couric’s on-air colonoscopy in 2000, the U.S. recorded a 20-per-cent jump in the number of people screened for colon cancer. Michael Rajzman Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesHow I took out a revenge porn ringhttp://o.canada.com/news/how-i-took-out-a-revenge-porn-ring
http://o.canada.com/news/how-i-took-out-a-revenge-porn-ring#commentsWed, 03 Sep 2014 20:52:37 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=508582]]>The massive leak of celebrity nude photos this week prompted a chorus of protests that it was an invasion of privacy, possibly a sex crime, and certainly misogynistic to look at these images, or even revenge porn in general. A hard earned victory for women in a lost battle for these celebs.

But two days earlier, a video of 5SOS bass player Calum Hood’s penis sent over Snapchat was shared with the rest of the internet. The general response was “what a moron” and the clip was posted without abandon or censor on sites like Gawker. Hood tweeted an apology for his “mistake.”

While the situations for these male and female celebrities are only a few shades from each other, the attitudes are light-years apart. These boys are at fault, should apologize for being exposed, and shouldn’t feel like victims — an attitude borne of ignorance that allows these images to be shared and the websites to stay up because it’s only an issue when girls are involved.

The truth is, guys, it can happen to you. I know because it did to me.

At the start of 2014 a friend who was living abroad sent me a frantic message and a link. His nude image had been posted online with his face and name attached. He asked for my help since his English isn’t perfect, and he wasn’t in the country. As I clicked through images of hundreds of guys culled from private e-mail exchanges and sexting, I saw many faces and names I recognized from around Toronto (plus more I didn’t). Then I saw my own dick staring back at me.

I hit the web to find out what to do.

All the stories about revenge porn were about girls and young women. I didn’t see any precedent for blogs targeting guys and worried we wouldn’t be taken seriously while trying to get these images down.

I read the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and contacted the blogging service. I was provided the host’s email address, but it drew no hits on Google. A brick wall.

Google didn’t have many tips for guys dealing with revenge porn (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

As a last ditch effort, I plugged the email address into Facebook. Bingo. The criminal mastermind behind this exploitation blog hadn’t bothered to use a burner email address and suddenly I had a clear view of him, his name, his occupation and his place of residence.

Once again, for most victims out there, this would probably be time to contact a lawyer, but I had an ace in the hole: I knew this loser and I had dirt on him.

I had briefly dated this scumbag the year before — and it should probably come as no surprise that I broke it off when he started to give off a creepy vibe. I knew he was in Canada seeking a refugee claim. So I made a casual phone call to the dirtbag and explained over his denials the awkward predicament that his name was the only one attached to a seedy internet porn ring and I would absolutely hate to get a lawyer involved because I would feel just awful since it would probably lead to his deportation. What a nice guy I am.

It’s not the most above-board of tactics, but neither were his. Plus it worked. The blog he swore he had no involvement with was offline within minutes of our chat.

When the story of this ruggedly handsome folk hero’s takedown spread through friends of mine in the media, I got a call from a producer of one of Canada’s top television newsmagazines. They were interested in doing a segment. After the outrage over the suicides of Rehtaeh Parsons and Amanda Todd I thought this would be a good opportunity for any boys and young men victimized to know they aren’t alone, have the right to their privacy, and have options to help them.

After I had told my story, the reaction of the producer was less optimistic.

So it was just guys? That’s right. No girls? Not that I saw, no.

I knew first hand that revenge pron is a problem for the hundreds of men who were victims of that particular website, and for the thousands more exposed online.

I was told revenge porn against guys wasn’t the story they wanted to tell. The producer said there wasn’t enough information on it and it doesn’t really seem to be a problem.

Of course, I knew first hand it is a problem for the hundreds of men who were victims of that particular website, and for the thousands more exposed online.

Cyberbullying, revenge porn, privacy, and the protection of our own bodies are problems that affect — and can hurt — everyone, from celebrities to normal Canadians, men and women, boys and girls. For those without my good luck and b.s. skills, it can mean thousands in legal bills and a permanent loss of a sense of privacy. And, for boys, it also means being a victim in silence.

— Travis Myers is a freelance writer, editor and graphic designer in Toronto

]]>http://o.canada.com/news/how-i-took-out-a-revenge-porn-ring/feed0other side of selfietravismatthewmyersIn this photo illustration the Google logo is reflected in the eye of a girl on February 3, 2008 in London, England. Financial experts continue to evaluate the recent Microsoft $44.6 billion (?22.4 billion) offer for Yahoo and the possible impact on Internet market currently dominated by Google. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 78761369 ORG XMIT: POS1405162012288268Home Movies March 25: Wolf of Wall Street howls while The Past hauntshttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/in-saxo-home-movies-march-25-wolf-of-wall-street-howls-while-the-past-haunts
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/in-saxo-home-movies-march-25-wolf-of-wall-street-howls-while-the-past-haunts#commentsMon, 24 Mar 2014 12:09:48 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=413840]]>HEADLINER

The Wolf of Wall Street: four stars out of five: Relentlessly repugnant at every level, Martin Scorsese’s chronicle of a real life Wall Street hustler captures every scrap of greed, narcissism and sexist drool necessary to paint an accurate picture of the pre-crash bubble. Leonardo DiCaprio spares no hint of entitlement as he plays Jordan Belfort, a real-life Faust who sold his soul to the NYSE and rose to the very top of the stock market totem. Because the movie never tries to disguise its blood-covered muzzle, Scorsese’s nearly-three-hour, expletive-laden voyage isn’t just exhausting and spiritually depressing, it’s a complete artistic success as it snaps a selfie of our current reality and its vacuous pursuit of wealth. Special features include behind the scenes footage, interviews with DiCaprio and Scorsese, digital copy and more.

ART-HOUSE PICK

The Past (Le passé): Three-and-a half-stars out of five: We tend to take the gift of the present for granted, until it’s over, at which point the lost potential wells up inside us like a dull ache we don’t understand. No wonder everyone in Asghar Farhadi’s latest film is so screwed up: They’re all living in The Past. Marie (Bérenice Béjo) is the reflecting pool in this portrait of time from the Oscar-winning Iranian director of A Separation. A mother who lives on the outskirts of Paris, Marie is the common piece of a sprawling puzzle that includes two men, a small brood of children and a woman lying in a hospital bed on life support. Though it’s a bit slow and unfolds with undeniable self-awareness, Farhadi creates a subtle and remarkably perceptive piece of cinema that skilfully captures our relationship to time via one another. Special features include English subtitles, interviews and more.

NOTEWORTHY REISSUE

Persona (Blu-ray): Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 masterpiece about an actress (Liv Ullmann) who suddenly goes mute is still a fuzzy trip about the borders of personal identity and sexuality, but the frames have never been crisper. This new Blu-ray release from Criterion features a new 2K restoration as well as the re-erection of some previously edited material. Restoring the opening montage and original language (previous sub-titles had been toned down to appease American censors), this new edition also features the 2012 documentary Liv and Ingmar, new visual essay on the film’s prologue, archival interviews, on-set footage with commentary from film historian Birgitta Steene and new interviews with Ullmann and filmmaker Paul Schrader.

David Duchovny stars in Californication.

FROM THE TUBE

Californication: Season 6 — He voices the canine in corporate dog food commercials and he’s a total dog in this Showtime series, but it clearly suits David Duchovny, the man with his very own X-File who found a new leash on life playing the sex addict Hank. In Season 6, Hank starts work on a stage adaptation of his latest novel while his daughter drops out of college to follow in her father’s wandering footsteps. This boxed set features all 12 episodes, as well as the original music featured in the hoofer’s version of Hank’s book, God Hates Us All, plus cameos from Marilyn Manson, Maggie Grace and Rob Lowe.

But the real focus of the trial has been TV chef Lawson, whose wholesome image now lies in tatters after allegations she was a daily user of cocaine. The assistants say Lawson gave them free rein with the credit cards in exchange for keeping quiet about her drug-fuelled antics.

The shocking revelations could threaten Lawson’s ABC series The Taste — slated to air in January.

PHOTO: Daily MirrorLondon tabloids are having a field day with the Nigella Lawson story.

Saatchi, an advertising mogul and art collector, and Lawson are recently divorced.

Saatchi’s finance director, Rahul Gajjar, testified Thursday he inquired about the alleged spending sprees. The sisters were open and apologetic, he said.

But when he asked for a repayment scheme, they allegedly became “agitated.” Under the plan, Francesca would be expected to pay back $1,600 a month, and Elisabetta $400.

“Lisa (Elisabetta) was against the proposal and I remember a reference to ‘We’re being treated worse than Filipino slaves’,” Gajjar told the court.

The British court was told Saatchi and Lawson’s household spending at one point topped $1.92 million a year — or more than $5,000 a day.

Sky News reports that sister Francesca was alleged to have spent up to $64,000 a month on Lawson’s credit card. Lawson spent $11,500 a month on her credit card.

Gajjar told the court Francesca made dozens of payments for personal use — and gratification. Some of her spending included $7,500 on flights to New York, where she spent $3,000 at a pricey clothing store and another $3,200 on hotels.

In addition, a wild weekend in Paris included a $2,000 bill for the Ritz hotel and an $1,100 dress.

Gajjar said the sisters said some of the credit card transactions were at the behest of Saatchi and Lawson.

“She admitted that they were for her own use, her personal expenditure, which she was slightly apologetic about and vowed to reimburse the company or (Saatchi),” Gajjar said.

“I feel she’s just extraordinarily accomplished in every area and people don’t like that, some people don’t like that, people who are bored and sit on their asses all day and just tap away,” the 70-year-old Danner said. “I mean, I don’t read any of it, I just find it so disgusting. There is a coarsening of our culture today that is just so tragic.”

Paltrow is regularly hammered by critics who find her musings wildly out of touch — and arrogant. It’s so bad that Vanity Fair has a looming takedown of the Oscar-winning actress.

“I admire her so much. It (the criticism) doesn’t faze her,” Danner said. “I think it probably did initially. She said, ‘Mom, I’m going to get this all my life. This is how they see me.’ ”

]]>http://o.canada.com/uncategorized/gwyneth-paltrow-just-extraordinarily-accomplished-gwyneth-paltrows-mom/feed0Gwyneth Paltrowpostmedianews1Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson ‘off her head on drugs’http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity-chef-nigella-lawson-off-her-head-on-drugs
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity-chef-nigella-lawson-off-her-head-on-drugs#commentsTue, 26 Nov 2013 17:31:55 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=356598]]>Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson and her daughter were “so off (their) heads on drugs” that she let her assistants go on a $500,000 shopping binge, her ex-husband told a London court.

Advertising executive Charles Saatchi was testifying at the preliminary phase of the fraud trial of sisters Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo.

But the bombshell of the day was Saatchi’s email to his ex-wife — the pair split after he allegedly attacked her at a London café — read by Judge Robin Johnson.

PHOTO: Sunday PeopleThe cover of Sunday People that shows Nigella Lawson allegedly being choked by the hands of husband Charles Saatchi while at lunch in a London restaurant on June 9, 2013.

“Of course now the Grillos will get off on the basis that you (and) Mimi (Lawson’s daughter) were so off your heads on drugs that you allowed the sisters to spend whatever they liked and yes I believe every word they have said,” the email says.

Detectives asked Saatchi what exactly he meant in the message to Lawson.

Saatchi told police: “At the time of sending the email I was completely astounded by the scale of drug use set out in the statements (from the defendants).

“Nevertheless I did believe the allegations that I’m referring to in the email. I have been asked whether it referred to a belief that Nigella or the children permitted the sisters to spend whatever they liked.

“I can’t remember precisely what I had in mind. On reflection, I was simply speculating that the sisters would use this information to defend themselves.”

Saatchi said he was oblivious to any drug use by Lawson during their 10-year marriage and that it came to light only after the pair split — and that the café argument was triggered by her use of drugs.

The Grillo sisters’ lawyers describe them as “innocent pawns” in a bitter public relations war between Saatchi and Lawson.

Lawson is expected to give evidence during the two-week trial.

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CORRECTION: This story has been updated to make a small change in the first paragraph (from “her” to “(their)” and fix an error in the paragraph starting “Lawson, 53…”

The tape — One Night in Paris — has made millions in profit since its 2003 release and unleashed a tidal wave of celebrity sex tapes that propelled unknowns like Kim Kardashian to fame.

But TMZ reports that Hilton signed away her rights to the sex tape in 2004, giving the profits to co-star Rick Salomon. In the first year of its release, TMZ says, Salomon told the IRS he made $10 million.

“I never a dime off it,” she told TMZ, because she “makes money the nice way.”

Hilton said she was suing a Slovenian website showing the tape because “I don’t like people making money off my name.”

The multi Grammy Award winner’s likability has gone into free fall, sinking a staggering 66 per cent, according to Q Scores. Q Scores measures celebrity recognition and popularity and is used by advertisers and marketing companies to determine whether a star is rising — or falling.

RadarOnline reports that before dating the ubiquitous Kardashian in April 2012, his score was 17 among women between the ages of 18 and 49 and a very high tally of 19 among men, aged 18-34. But now, that popularity is spiralling downward.

The latest tally puts his score among women to just a 15-minutes-are-up 3, while his score with men fell to 13.

West’s tumble from grace falls in line with the sinking popularity of Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, who have seen their likability plunge by more than 50 per cent. Kim has fallen to an anemic score of 4 while her mother — fresh from a split with Olympian Bruce Jenner and the cancellation of her talk show — drop to 12.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/kim-kardashian-torpedoes-kanye-wests-popularity/feed0130108_KimKardashianpostmedianews1Miley Cyrus does Lil Kim for Halloween, nipple pasty includedhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/miley-cyrus-lil-kim
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/miley-cyrus-lil-kim#commentsThu, 31 Oct 2013 14:27:37 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=338353]]>Miley Cyrus has said she admires Lil’ Kim, the trailblazing rapper known for her foul mouth and skimpy outfits, and the pop star proved that admiration with her 2013 Halloween costume.

Cyrus shared several photos with her Instagram followers Wednesday night, showing off her homage to Lil’ Kim’s famous “nipple pasty” outfit from the 1999 MTV VMAs. It’s pretty spot-on, although the singer’s ensemble is a shade brighter than the original. Nice wig!

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/miley-cyrus-lil-kim/feed0miley kimthecanadadotcomVerdict reached in negligence case against promoter of Michael Jackson’s comeback concertshttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/jury-reaches-verdict-in-michael-jacksonaeg-wrongful-death-lawsuit
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/jury-reaches-verdict-in-michael-jacksonaeg-wrongful-death-lawsuit#commentsWed, 02 Oct 2013 21:56:11 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=321925]]>LOS ANGELES — With a jury’s refusal to hold a concert promoter responsible for Michael Jackson’s death, the late singer’s mother lost perhaps her last best chance to collect millions in damages and place blame for her son’s untimely demise.

“I’m OK,” was all that the Jackson family matriarch said as she moved slowly out of a courtroom after hearing Wednesday’s stunning verdict denying her claim for as much as $1.5 billion and giving her nothing.

Some called it the Jackson family’s last stand in court, a longshot effort that may have been doomed by the singer’s own history of addiction struggles and headstrong decision-making when it came to his medical care. All of it came out in this trial, and while Jackson’s musical triumphs live on, his image took a serious hit.

In this March 5, 2009 file photo US singer Michael Jackson announces that he is set to play ten live concerts at the London O2 Arena.

His mother’s grief was on display almost daily as she sat In the courtroom gallery with a bulky bodyguard and listened to the story of her son’s troubled life emerge from the shadows that long surrounded it.

Jurors said they believed Dr. Conrad Murray, who went to prison for giving Jackson an overdose of the drug propofol, was hired by AEG Live LLC at Jackson’s behest but they found that he was competent to do the job for which he was hired — to act as a general practitioner looking after the star on his planned “This Is It” concert tour.

Twenty-five years after its release, Michael Jackson’s album Bad still resonates.

“Michael Jackson was a big star,” said juror Kevin Smith. “He wanted this doctor and if anyone said no they were out of the mix.”

Smith said he believed that had AEG Live executives known that Murray was giving Jackson the hospital anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid they would have cancelled his concerts.

In his final argument, AEG lawyer Marvin S. Putnam said, “AEG would have never agreed to finance this tour if they knew Mr. Jackson was playing Russian roulette in his bedroom every night.”

Murray, convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter, is due to be released from prison later this month.

Jury foreman Gregg Barden suggested the verdict should not be seen as a vindication of AEG Live nor an endorsement of Murray.

“That doesn’t mean we felt he was ethical,” Barden said of Murray after the verdict.

“There really are no winners in this,” the foreman said. “…It took the tragic passing of a tremendous father, son and brother for us to even be here. And of course nobody wanted that.

“We reached a verdict that we understand that not everybody is going to agree with. But the decision was reached after very careful consideration.”

In the aftermath, Putnam said he wished the case had never come to trial and thought it should have been dismissed by Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos. But he said AEG never considered settling the case. He called the plaintiffs’ original claim of $40.2 billion “ridiculous.” That was later amended to $1.5 billion.

“AEG didn’t do anything wrong and would not allow themselves to be shaken down,” Putnam said.

He stressed that AEG Live it was not just a company defending itself but “real people who have been accused of killing Michael Jackson.” He said the attack on executives was unwarranted, that many of them loved Jackson and were concerned with his welfare. He said the verdict vindicated them.

The lawyers who stood on the courthouse steps were repeating a ritual seen many times in Jackson’s life and beyond. His last years were plagued with legal cases including a child molestation trial in which he was acquitted. After his death at the age of 50, the trial in which Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter probed Jackson’s family secrets as did the civil suit.

More than Four years after his death, the negligence suit by his mother offered an unprecedented look into the singer’s addiction struggles, concert preparations and his role as a parent.

At five months, it was the longest of any trial involving Jackson and gave the jury an inside look of his homes, concerts and even the offices of his doctors. His son, Prince, and his ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, were witnesses.

If there was anything unexplored about the singer’s life, it was not evident. The plaintiffs’ lawyer, Brian Panish, appealed to jurors’ hearts, focusing on the tragedy of the singer’s death in a series of videos showing Jackson’s show business triumphs as well as his home life with three children who clearly adored him.

Panish claimed in his closing argument that the lure of riches turned AEG executives into mercenaries who sacrificed the pop star’s life in a quest to boost their own fortunes.
AEG Live’s lawyers framed the case as being about personal choice, saying Jackson made bad choices about the drug that killed him and the doctor who provided it. They said he was the architect of his own demise and no one else can be blamed.

AEG presented a parade of Jackson’s physicians but also endured harsh scrutiny of its own business practices.

Katherine Jackson’s attorneys said they were disappointed by the verdict but would consider further legal options. Attorney Kevin Boyle said s that the case served an important purpose.

Macaulay Culkin in “Black Or White.”

“We think that what we’ve done with this case is prove some things that are important for the Jackson family and for the concert industry and the sports industry with regards to treatment by doctors,” Boyle said.

Putnam said he hoped there would be no appeal.

“Sadly, the children have been through a lot,” he said, “and that has to be taken into consideration in the decision on how much longer to continue with this.”

Jackson’s mother and his three children are supported by his estate, which provides a comfortable lifestyle for them and erased hundreds of millions of dollars in debts by debuting new projects and releasing new music featuring the King of Pop.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/jury-reaches-verdict-in-michael-jacksonaeg-wrongful-death-lawsuit/feed0File photo of Pop star Michael Jackson performing during his second concert in IsraeltheassociatedpresscanadaMichael JacksonMichael JacksonMacaulay Culkin in "Black Or White."Star Stalking Map – TIFF 2012 reviewhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/star-stalking-map-tiff-2012
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/star-stalking-map-tiff-2012#commentsThu, 06 Sep 2012 16:37:28 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=105246]]>The 2012 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival saw stars flock to Toronto. Here’s where you found them, and where you might want to stalk this year. Canada.com editors will set up a new map for 2013 and be adding their star sightings to the map throughout the fest.

STAR STALKER’S LOG from 2012:

Sept. 13

Jared Leto at the Intercontinental Hotel.
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Ritz-Carlton.
Paul Stanley of KISS at the Ritz-Carlton.
Robert Duvall outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Emile Hirsch behind the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Sept. 12

Penelope Cruz swimming at the Ritz-Carlton.Rachel McAdams at Brassaii.

Christina Hendricks at the Nikki Beach pop-up at The Spoke Club.Girls star Adam Driver at the Drake Hotel.
Adrien Grenier at the Drake Hotel.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt at Soho House Toronto.
Bruce Willis at Soho House Toronto.
Emily Blunt at Soho House Toronto.
James Franco at the Ryerson Theatre.
John Goodman at the Adelaide and York Starbucks.
Bruce Willis outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Selena Gomez at Pearson International Airport.
Vanessa Hudgens at Pearson International Airport.
John Krasinski at Pearson International Airport.
Kirsten Dunst and Garrett Hedlund at Pearson International Airport.
Flava Flav at Pearson International Airport.

Sept. 5
Christina Hendricks at Pearson International Airport.
Bryan Cranston at Pearson International Airport.
Kristen Stewart at Pearson International Airport.
Scott Speedman on Bloor Street.
Fefe Dobson at the Bask-It Lounge at 33 Bay Street.
Roger Ebert at the Ritz-Carlton.
George Stroumboulopoulos at the Shangri-La for the Producer’s Ball.
Marion Cotillard at Pearson International Airport.
Joseph Gordon Levitt at Pearson International Airport.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/star-stalking-map-tiff-2012/feed3Star Stalking MapleahdoseJustin Bieber tries to prove he’s still a decent human beinghttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-tries-to-prove-hes-still-a-decent-human-being
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-tries-to-prove-hes-still-a-decent-human-being#commentsWed, 14 Aug 2013 15:16:39 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=295330]]>Justin Bieber hasn’t made headlines for anything good lately, so it only makes sense that the pop star has taken matters into his own hands and remind the non-adoring public how great of a guy he really is.

Because, you know, he’s just so great, y’all!

The Biebz posted a photo of himself doling out some cashola (moolah, cheddah, Benjamins — whatever you want to call it) to a homeless person on the streets of L.A. — while driving his swanky Ferrari.

The Canadian crooner-turned-jerk posted the snap to Instagram with the caption “Always give back.”

This raises the question — is it actually a good deed, if you’re trying to benefit from it for yourself?

There are some folks relishing in the Biebz’s recent nudie hijinks, X Factor winners Emblem3, who are currently on tour with Bieber’s ex, Selena Gomez. The boy band posted the following picture to their Twitter account:

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]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-tries-to-prove-hes-still-a-decent-human-being/feed2Justin BiebermirandafurtadoJustin Bieber accused of spitting on fans from hotel balconyhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/justin-bieber-accused-of-spitting-on-fans-from-hotel-balcony
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/justin-bieber-accused-of-spitting-on-fans-from-hotel-balcony#commentsSat, 27 Jul 2013 19:36:55 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=287804]]>Justin Bieber is accused of spitting on a group of fans waiting outside the Hazelton Hotel in Toronto, hoping to catch a glimpse of the pop star.

This is the fourth time Bieber has shot saliva from his mouth on people. It seems he’s developed a rather nasty habit. He also has reportedly spit on his neighbor, a nightclub DJ and a woman at a gym. He isn’t peeing into a mop bucket again so at least that’s something.

Moments after this video was shot, with his equally douchey entourage obviously providing encouragement, Bieber reportedly spit on the crowd of screaming girls below his hotel room’s balcony.

According to US Weekly, Bieber’s PR rep has responded to the spitting incident and has accused TMZ of doctoring the image.

“Justin didn’t spit on anyone. No fans were below the balcony. TMZ superimposed photos of the fans next to Justin on a completely different balcony to make it appear like he was spitting on fans when he wasn’t. In fact, earlier in the day, Justin bought his fans hot chocolate and played them some of his new music. Justin loves his fans,” says the statement.

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]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/celebrity/justin-bieber-accused-of-spitting-on-fans-from-hotel-balcony/feed5163106384patrickorourkeJustin Bieber presented with Leafs player signed goalie stickhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-presented-with-leafs-player-signed-goalie-stick
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-presented-with-leafs-player-signed-goalie-stick#commentsSat, 27 Jul 2013 15:17:54 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=287723]]>Justin Bieber was recently “blessed” with a goalie stick featuring the signatures of every current Toronto Maple Leaf player. Bieber was in town for his concert at the Air Canada Centre.

Toronto!! I love u! One of the best and loudest shows of the tour! Proud to be a Canadian! Love u. Thank u! #believetour

Bieber was so happy about receiving the stick that he just had to put together a relatively obnoxious Instagram video to show off his new prized possession.

At one point in the video, Tim Leiweke, the Toronto Maple Leafs president and CEO, even states that they’ve never done this for a celebrity before. Leiweke’s sentence is abruptly cut off before he finishes it though. I guess Bieber just needed more time to brag about how awesome the stick is?

According to the video, this is the first time the Leafs have presented a celebrity with a gift like this. Is Bieber actually a Leaf fan though? Probably not. He seems to be a fan of whatever sports team is convenient for him at the time.

But really, if I was super famous and could get into whatever sporting event I wanted, I’d probably never show any kind of allegiance either.

Well, now’s your chance! According to City News, groups of onlookers spotted Justin Bieber and his tour bus at the Hazleton Hotel. According to the reports, Bieber smushed his face against his tour bus window on Wednesday — you know, because that’s how you say hello to fans. (Although, we can’t be surprised, this little fella has still yet to distinguish a mop bucket from a urinal…)

Either way, if you’re on the lookout for JB, there is, folks! For a limited time, get your Justin Bieber at Hazleton Hotel! But act quickly, because this off will only last until he pops another pap in the face…or decides to insult an American president…or, well, you know, anything.

But wait! There’s more! If you’re, like, totes into star stalking — this is also the perfect location to stake out during the Toronto International Film Festival. Yes, you read that correctly, this hotel is a 2-4-1 deal! Stars like Madonna have stayed here, too! Be sure to check out our full star stalking guide, and consider Bieber your warm-up act!

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-bieber-stays-in-yorkville-hotel/feed2Justin BiebermirandafurtadoTaylor Swift feminist parody Twitter account reworks popular song lyricshttp://o.canada.com/technology/internet/taylor-swift-feminist-parody-twitter-account-reworks-popular-song-lyrics
http://o.canada.com/technology/internet/taylor-swift-feminist-parody-twitter-account-reworks-popular-song-lyrics#commentsSat, 15 Jun 2013 15:34:38 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=265322]]>Yesterday in Toronto, Taylor Swift performed to a crowd of 45,000 screaming young women at a sold out show in the Rogers Centre, while Twitter parody account, @FeministTaylorSwift, continued tweeting hilariously reworked Swifty song lyrics.

]]>http://o.canada.com/technology/internet/taylor-swift-feminist-parody-twitter-account-reworks-popular-song-lyrics/feed1Taylor Swift performs I Knew You Were Trouble at the 2013 BRIT Awards.patrickorourkeLil Wayne drinks too much purple drank and is in the hospitalhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/lil-wayne-drinks-too-much-purple-drank-and-is-in-the-hospital
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/lil-wayne-drinks-too-much-purple-drank-and-is-in-the-hospital#commentsSat, 16 Mar 2013 19:25:18 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=215806]]>Friday evening Lil Wayne was rushed to the hospital and kept in the intensive care unit (ICU) after allegedly suffering multiple seizures.

TMZ also reported earlier last night that Wayne’s condition was initially very unstable and that he had been placed in a medically induced coma and was breathing through tubes.

The rumour circulating on various websites is that Lil Wayne overdosed on his favourite drug concoction, Cough Syrup and Sprite, also popularly known as purple drank or sizzurp. Abuse of the drug, especially when mixed with heavy alcohol consumption can commonly lead to overdoses.

Wayne often raps about his love of the purple drank as do many other MCs, especially artists signed to Weezy’s label, Young Money. Maybe they should all listen to Macklemore.

Various celebrities Tweeted their concern and outrage over TMZ apparently incorrectly reporting the whole incident.

Great to hear, was so worried. Love you Wayne. ☺♡ RT @LilTunechi: I'm good everybody. Thx for the prayers and love.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/lil-wayne-drinks-too-much-purple-drank-and-is-in-the-hospital/feed0Lil WaynepatrickorourkeIs Justin Bieber about to crash and burn?http://o.canada.com/entertainment/is-justin-bieber-about-to-crash-and-burn-a-la-lindsay-lohan-nope-not-if-his-bank-records-have-anything-to-do-with-it
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/is-justin-bieber-about-to-crash-and-burn-a-la-lindsay-lohan-nope-not-if-his-bank-records-have-anything-to-do-with-it#commentsThu, 14 Mar 2013 20:43:41 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=214950]]>Justin Bieber. It’s not too long ago that, when someone uttered those two words, thoughts of a teeny-weenie, pint-size, do-good, all-Canadian pop star would come to mind. Unfortunately, those two words don’t seem to have the same effect today.

Justin Bieber is slowly tearing part his own image, one Instagram photo at a time.

What is causing Bieber’s troubles? Teenage rebellion? Rich brat syndrome? Heartbreak? Who knows? But one thing is for sure: He’s heading down a rocky road that has seen too many pop stars end up in the ditch.

Jason Furman of the Feldman Agency recently spoke to the CBC about Bieber’s unusual antics and is pointing the finger at the pop star’s high-stress levels. He told the outlet, “He is only a kid who was forced to grow up quickly in order to achieve the success he has,” Furman said.

“Trying to live your life while being scrutinized under the public eye can be hard for someone at any age.”

Just in the past month, Bieber has allegedly been involved in the following:

showing up nearly two hours late for his concert in London

shortness of breath and passing out backstage

getting into an expletive-ridden altercation with photographers

cancelling shows in Portugal due to “unforeseen circumstances”

altercation with a bouncer at a London club

As if that weren’t enough to raise the red flags, Bieber posted a rant on the social-media photo-sharing app, Instagram, stating how untouchable he is, “It must be scary to some people to think that this is just the beginning [for me]. I know my talent level …”

Unfortunately, for those who can spot a spiraling, out-of-control pop star, like Lohan, Bieber had a few select words for that comparison, too. He wrote: “… to those comparing me to Lindsay Lohan look at her 2012 tax statements ; )”

The pop star later deleted and reposted his rant sans the Lindsay Lohan reference — but claimed that he didn’t deserve bad press and kyboshed the rumours that he was headed to rehab (a la Lindsay Lohan).

Psychologist Donna Rockwell, who co-wrote Being a Celebrity: A Phenomenology of Fame and professor at the Michigan School of Professional Psychology told the CBC, “One of the greatest stresses is fame. It’s tremendously stressful to be famous, to have to be on in public every second.”

“It’s a very lonely, isolating and mistrustful place.

“We, as a society, so hunger for our own connection and glimpse of fame … that just being around this famous person is enough for us to send our integrity to the devil and when we feel like saying ‘You are really being out of line,’ we don’t.”

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/is-justin-bieber-about-to-crash-and-burn-a-la-lindsay-lohan-nope-not-if-his-bank-records-have-anything-to-do-with-it/feed0Justin BiebermirandafurtadoKelly Osbourne released from hospital after seizure with ’clean bill of health’http://o.canada.com/entertainment/kelly-osbourne-released-from-hospital-after-seizure-with-clean-bill-of-health
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/kelly-osbourne-released-from-hospital-after-seizure-with-clean-bill-of-health#commentsWed, 13 Mar 2013 18:13:35 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=213819]]>LOS ANGELES — Kelly Osbourne is resting at home after being hospitalized for five days following a seizure.

A spokesman for the 28-year-old TV personality says doctors have given Osbourne “a clean bill of health,” finding no conclusive results explaining why she collapsed on the set of E!’s “Fashion Police” last week.

Publicist Marcel Pariseau tells E! News that Osbourne “is looking forward to returning to ‘Fashion Police’ this week and getting back to business and life as usual.”

Osbourne took to Twitter on Monday to thank the doctors and medical staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for “fixing me up enough to go home.”

In another tweet, she compared her life to an episode of the medical show “House.”

15:40ET 12-03-13

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/kelly-osbourne-released-from-hospital-after-seizure-with-clean-bill-of-health/feed0130313_KellyosbournetheassociatedpresscanadaStar Stalker – Paris Fashion Week editionhttp://o.canada.com/photos/star-stalker-paris-fashion-week-edition
http://o.canada.com/photos/star-stalker-paris-fashion-week-edition#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 21:36:59 +0000http://o.canada.com/?post_type=photo_gallery&p=209082]]>Gawk at photos of Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and Jessica Alba at Paris Fashion Week. They, in turn, are gawking at models.
]]>http://o.canada.com/photos/star-stalker-paris-fashion-week-edition/feed0leahdoseRihanna and Chris Brown will procreate, possibly with each otherhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/rihanna-and-chris-brown-will-procreate-possibly-with-each-other
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/rihanna-and-chris-brown-will-procreate-possibly-with-each-other#commentsMon, 04 Mar 2013 17:58:16 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=208959]]>There have been hints the world might welcome a Rihanna/Chris Brown baby one day. It’s there in every couple-y photo Rihanna posts to Instagram: The twinkle in Brown’s eye, the general lack of pants, the heavy nausea and foreboding that hangs in the air, like a harbinger of the apocalypse or maybe just RiRi’s impending morning sickness. Rihanna, 25, has never said anything about actually wanting a baby to go with all the suggested baby-making. But maybe that’s just ’cause nobody asked her.

Enter, then, Elle U.K., who talked to the pop star for their April issue. They asked Rihanna where she sees herself in five years, and, as per her reply: “I will probably have a kid.”

Taken on its own, that little confession doesn’t necessarily involve Brown. Boyfriends come and go, including the criminally abusive ones, you’d think. But in the same Elle U.K. interview, Rihanna has some things to say about Brown that suggest she wants him to — what’s the name of that current smash single inspired by their relationship? — Stay.

Calling him “the One,” Rihanna told the magazine that Brown is her best friend for life.

“Right now, that’s just what we want, a great friendship, that’s unbreakable,” Rihanna told Elle. “Now that we’re adults we can do this right. We got a fresh start and we’re thankful for that.

“You don’t have that feeling with everybody so when you have it, you don’t want to let go of it. I would definitely say he is the one I have that kind of relationship with.”

As for Brown, he hasn’t said anything about family planning. His friends have, though, since that’s what friends are for. And according to Hollywood Life, Brown wants nothing more than to have a kidlet of his own one day, someone to toss the old mini-fridge around with in the backyard.

Commenting on Rihanna’s Elle U.K. interview, a friend of the pop star’s told Hollywood Life: “Chris feels the same way — he would have a baby with RiRi, but that’s way down the road because they’re both young and in their prime. But yeah, Chris wants kids one day.”

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/rihanna-and-chris-brown-will-procreate-possibly-with-each-other/feed1Rihanna and Chris BrownleahdoseAnother reason why everyone wants to be Jennifer Lawrence’s best friendhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/another-reason-why-everyone-wants-to-be-jennifer-lawrences-best-friend
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/another-reason-why-everyone-wants-to-be-jennifer-lawrences-best-friend#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 17:34:47 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=207843]]>From CNN to Jezebel to the Huffington Post to your mom, everybody wants to be Jennifer Lawrence’s new best friend. We get it. But on behalf of best friends everywhere — the Rhodas, the Sixes, the Troys and the Ann Perkinses — what does J-Law have, with all her regular-gal appeal, that all the real-life regular people don’t?

If you want to “watch” your friend light up a “Rihanna cigarette,” they can probably handle that too — and without the pesky tabloid attention that tends to hound Lawrence.

Jennifer Lawrence digs Photoshop, as she explained to Access Hollywood recently when they confronted her with her new Miss Dior ads. (“I love Photoshop more than anything in the world!”) Your best friend said pretty much the same thing when he finally learned how to Photoshop lasers coming out of his pet kitty’s eyes.

But there is one thing, now that we think of it, that might account for all these overtures of friend-love and girl-crushing and GIF collages for Jennifer Lawrence.

Her hobby is playing Bradley Cooper’s matchmaker. And as she explained to MTV News, since Cooper split from Zoe Saldana this winter, she’s been trying to set him up with her friends.

“I feel like all I’ve been doing lately is setting him up,” Lawrence told the outlet. “I was like, ‘You know what? I’m gonna save time and just get you a booklet with pictures of my friends. You just go through and pick them out, because this is getting exhausting.”

CNN: We’re on to you.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/another-reason-why-everyone-wants-to-be-jennifer-lawrences-best-friend/feed1Jennifer LawrenceleahdoseJennifer Lawrence Oscars gifJustin Bieber’s 19th birthday ruined after night club conflicthttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-biebers-19th-birthday-ruined-after-night-club-conflict
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/justin-biebers-19th-birthday-ruined-after-night-club-conflict#commentsSat, 02 Mar 2013 21:50:20 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=208403]]>Justin Bieber attempted to celebrate his 19th birthday with a circus themed party, at a U.K. night club called the Cirque du Soir, but his big day was ruined after a confrontation between his entourage and the club’s security.

Perhaps his swagger level was just far too high for the four walls of the club to handle?

Bieber was apparently celebrating his birthday with his rumoured new girlfriend, British singer, Ella-Paige Roberts Clarke. Will Smith’s son, Jayden Smith and the rest of Bieber’s crew reportedly stopped off at a McDonald’s before returning back to their hotel after the apparently awful evening.

LOS ANGELES — A judge refused Friday to delay Lindsay Lohan’s trial on reckless driving and other charges and admonished her attorney, saying he needs help on the case.

Superior Court Judge James R. Dabney advised New York lawyer Mark Heller that his pleadings weren’t appropriate under California law.

Heller was told to get assistance from another attorney or Lohan would be required to attend hearings to gauge his ability to represent her.

The actress was not required to attend Friday’s hearing. Heller did not comment after it ended.

Dabney also said there was no good reason to delay the March 18 trial, noting that he was skeptical that more time would allow Lohan to demonstrate she had changed after years of run-ins with the law.

“I don’t know how the next two weeks is suddenly going to change the history of this case, these cases,” Dabney said.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanour charges of reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing officers after her sports car crashed in June as she and a passenger headed to a movie shoot.

Lohan was on probation in a theft case at the time.

Heller had sought a delay as he works with prosecutors to reach a plea deal that could allow Lohan to pursue inspirational speaking or other community service.

Lohan could face a return to jail if she is convicted, or if a judge determines she violated the terms of her sentence in the 2011 necklace theft case.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/judge-admonishes-lindsay-lohans-lawyer-refuses-to-delay-reckless-driving-case/feed0This Jan. 30, 2013 file photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan in Los Angeles court with her attorney Mark Heller, left, for a pretrial hearing in a case filed over the actress' June car crash.theassociatedpresscanada19 things Justin Bieber should get for his 19th birthday (Photos)http://o.canada.com/entertainment/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 16:37:46 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=207773]]>Only one year to go and the teen dream is over; Justin Bieber turns 19 today, and to celebrate, the pop star hit the clubs in London Tuesday night.

To clarify, that’s London, England, not London, Ontario — though the kid is finally legal to drink something other than Ice Capps in his home province.

Bieber’s new rumoured girlfriend, singer Ella-Paige Roberts Clarke, came along for the party, Us Weekly reports, as Team Biebz settled in at members-only club BLC until 5 a.m.

At some point, Bieber was caught wearing what appears to be a robe lifted from the set of The Big Lebowski:

(WENN)

And these leather, skinny-leg, drop-butt sweatpants, an abomination of hybrid fashion, designed on the Island of Dr. Moreau.

The photographic evidence, because otherwise, you wouldn’t believe they exist:

(WENN)

Are those birthday presents? My nana always says you should never look a gift horse in the mouth. But Bieber has a motto that might better apply to this situation: Never say never.

Still, it must be tough to find a birthday gift for the teenage wonder-kid with everything and a Batmobile.

With that in mind, we’ve come up with 19 suggestions. (See above.)

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos/feed0leahdoseJustin Bieber celebrates 19th birthday in LondonJustin Bieber celebrates 19th birthday in London19 things Justin Bieber should get for his 19th birthday (Photos)http://o.canada.com/photos/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos
http://o.canada.com/photos/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 16:35:51 +0000http://o.canada.com/?post_type=photo_gallery&p=207780]]>It must be tough to find a birthday gift for the teenage wonder-kid with everything and a Batmobile. With that in mind, we’ve come up with 19 suggestions.
]]>http://o.canada.com/photos/19-things-justin-bieber-should-get-for-his-19th-birthday-photos/feed0leahdoseDriver opens fire into crowd near rapper French Montana’s tour bus after Philly show; 1 deadhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/driver-opens-fire-into-crowd-near-rapper-french-montanas-tour-bus-after-philly-show-1-dead
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/driver-opens-fire-into-crowd-near-rapper-french-montanas-tour-bus-after-philly-show-1-dead#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 15:08:00 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=207712]]>PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police say one person is dead and another is hurt after a driver opened fire into a crowd of people gathered around the tour bus of rapper French Montana.

Investigators say it happened late Thursday night as the entourage had arrived at a hotel after the rapper had headlined a show at the Theatre of Living Arts. Chief Inspector Scott Small says a crowd formed around the bus, a car pulled up and someone opened fire.

A 27-year-old man was hit in the abdomen and later pronounced dead. Another man was hit in the shoulder. Their names haven’t been released.

Police say they don’t think the rapper or his entourage were targeted and neither victim appeared to be with the rapper’s group.

Small says one man may have returned fire.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/driver-opens-fire-into-crowd-near-rapper-french-montanas-tour-bus-after-philly-show-1-dead/feed0Rapper French Montana performs during BET's 106 And Park 2013 New Year's Eve Party at BET Studios on Dec. 17, 2012 in New York City.theassociatedpresscanadaLindsay Lohan case returns to court for pretrial hearing amid negotiations for plea dealhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/lindsay-lohan-case-returns-to-court-for-pretrial-hearing-amid-negotiations-for-plea-deal
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/lindsay-lohan-case-returns-to-court-for-pretrial-hearing-amid-negotiations-for-plea-deal#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 15:03:50 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=207711]]>LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan’s attorney returns to court Friday for a hearing in the actress’s latest criminal case, as discussions continue about a possible plea deal before trial.

The 26-year-old isn’t required to attend the hearing.

The hearing is intended to take care of any issues before a March 18 trial on misdemeanour charges that Lohan lied to police about a June car crash and was driving recklessly.

Attorney Mark Heller also plans to meet with prosecutors Friday to try to negotiate a plea deal. He wants to delay the case so Lohan can pursue psychotherapy and perform community service.

Lohan was on probation at the time of the accident and she faces jail time if a judge determines she violated her sentence in a 2011 theft case.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/lindsay-lohan-case-returns-to-court-for-pretrial-hearing-amid-negotiations-for-plea-deal/feed0This Jan. 30, 2013 file photo shows actress Lindsay Lohan in Los Angeles court with her attorney Mark Heller, left, for a pretrial hearing in a case filed over the actress' June car crash.theassociatedpresscanadaChuck Goff, bassist for country star Toby Keith, killed in two-car crash in Oklahomahttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/chuck-goff-bassist-for-country-star-toby-keith-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-oklahoma
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/chuck-goff-bassist-for-country-star-toby-keith-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-oklahoma#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 14:59:57 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=207713]]>SLAUGHTERVILLE, Okla. — Authorities say the bassist for country music star Toby Keith has been killed in a two-car crash in Oklahoma.

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office says 54-year-old Carl “Chuck” Goff Jr. was killed in the crash Wednesday night in rural Cleveland County, about 35 miles south of Oklahoma City.

Keith said in a statement that he’s “deeply saddened” by Goff’s death. Keith says Goff was a close friend for more than 25 years, serving as band leader and bass player.

Goff shared writing credits on Upstairs Downtown and You Ain’t Much Fun on Keith’s 1994 album Boomtown.

The two-vehicle crash remains under investigation. Authorities say the driver of the second vehicle wasn’t seriously injured.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/chuck-goff-bassist-for-country-star-toby-keith-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-oklahoma/feed0Toby Keith performs on the main stage at the Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, Alta. on Aug. 4, 2012.theassociatedpresscanadaTaylor Swift and Ed Sheeran: Best Famous Friends Forever!http://o.canada.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2013 17:43:53 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=207154]]>Are they or aren’t they? Well, one thing’s for certain: Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are best friends, the sort of pals that’ll tour North America together, build Lego houses and feed each other apple pie while giggling about boys and music and how many stadiums they’re going to sell out this year. Check out some of the nicest things these pop stars have said about each other in the press. Best Famous Friends Forever!]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever/feed0leahdoseSleepover party! Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran spend night together in Londonhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/sleepover-party-taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-spend-night-together-in-london
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/sleepover-party-taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-spend-night-together-in-london#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2013 17:43:11 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=207190]]>Maybe it was that Tom Odell date night goss, maybe it’s just that Haylor fans don’t want to believe Harry Styles and Taylor Swift will never ever (ever) get back together. Or maybe the hotel staff finally got around to looking up E! News‘ e-mail address or something. But get this: Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran threw themselves a sleepover party the night before the BRIT Awards (Feb. 20), and though the world is only hearing about it now — two weeks before they launch their North American tour, just saying — let’s all jump on this hook-up rumour like Harry Styles on cougars and start picking out their couple name.

Sweeran?

Sheeft?

We’ll keep brainstorming while you read this account from E! News’ source, who spotted Sheeran arriving at Swift’s London hotel Feb. 19, where, the source says, they “stayed in the room, just the two of them, until around 4 a.m.”

“He looked very pleased with himself,” the eyewitness says of Sheeran, who reportedly looked “very happy” as he left the hotel, driving away in the hired car Swift was using during her BRITs visit.

But whatever could they have been up to all those hours, without a trampoline or pantry of baking supplies between them? (Please recall Swift’s story of how their duet, Everything Has Changed came to be because somehow it’s hard to forget that two of the world’s biggest pop stars bond over baking pies and playing in the backyard like a couple of “eight year olds.” Swift’s phrasing, not ours.)

But if, as Swift once told MTV, “the combined maturity level of both of us is eight years old,” maybe this hotel hook-up was less “sexy” sleepover and more sleepover-sleepover, complete with cookie dough-binges, pillow fights and maybe some Legos, just for Sheeran’s sake. (Also: business. As previously mentioned, these two have a North American tour to consider, one that will span from March to September.)

Swift, 23, and Sheeran, 22, “briefly dated last spring,” one snitch tells E!. “He thinks she’s really cute and they have a great chemistry together.”

But it’s more widely known that these two are solidly in the friend zone. When Sheeran’s phone went missing at the BRIT Awards, there were stories about how Swift freaked over who might have swiped it.

“Someone’s gonna get videos of me having a conversation with my cat that I sent Ed,” she told Capital FM. Illicit cat videos? Finally, a celeb hacking scandal that would make the world a better place — while also, potentially, being more viral than a sex tape. There is a reason why Taylor Swift is a superstar. This is it.

But cutie-pie best friends can turn into cutie-pie more-than best friends. Maybe, as they sing themselves, Everything Has Changed.

All that’s certain is there are plenty of warm and fuzzy feelings between these two.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/sleepover-party-taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-spend-night-together-in-london/feed2Taylor Swift and Ed SheeranleahdoseTaylor Swift and Ed Sheeran: Best Famous Friends Forever!http://o.canada.com/photos/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever-2
http://o.canada.com/photos/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever-2#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2013 17:40:40 +0000http://o.canada.com/?post_type=photo_gallery&p=207209]]>Are they or aren’t they? Well, one thing’s for certain: Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are best friends, the sort of pals that’ll tour North America together, build Lego houses and feed each other apple pie while giggling about boys and music and how many stadiums they’re going to sell out this year. Check out some of the nicest things these pop stars have said about each other in the press. Best Famous Friends Forever!
]]>http://o.canada.com/photos/taylor-swift-and-ed-sheeran-best-famous-friends-forever-2/feed0leahdoseFormer Temptations vocalist Richard Street dies in Las Vegas at age 70http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/former-temptations-vocalist-richard-street-dies-in-las-vegas-at-age-70
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/former-temptations-vocalist-richard-street-dies-in-las-vegas-at-age-70#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2013 15:25:59 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=206990]]>LAS VEGAS — Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70.

Street’s wife, Cindy, says her husband died early Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas after a short illness.

Richard Street sang as a young man with Temptations members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin, but didn’t join the famed Motown group until the early 1970s. He later made the move from his native Detroit to Los Angeles with other Motown acts and stayed with the group until the mid-1990s.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but Cindy Street expects services to be held sometime next week in Cypress, Calif.

She says her husband “was a really good person” who should be remembered for his work with the Temptations.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/former-temptations-vocalist-richard-street-dies-in-las-vegas-at-age-70/feed0Former Motown vocalist Richard Street (far right) a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70.thecanadianpressDan Toler, former Allman Brothers band member, dies in Florida at age 65http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/dan-toler-former-allman-brothers-band-member-dies-in-florida-at-age-65
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/dan-toler-former-allman-brothers-band-member-dies-in-florida-at-age-65#commentsThu, 28 Feb 2013 15:21:09 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=206992]]>BRADENTON, Fla. — Former Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dan Toler has died following a two-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, otherwise known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 65.

Family friend Steve Fayette confirmed earlier this week that Toler passed away in his sleep.

Toler, who is originally from Indiana, joined the Allman Brothers in 1979. In 1982, he joined The Gregg Allman band along with his brother, David “Frankie” Toler.

Dan Toler played on the Allman Brothers’ 1979 comeback album Enlightened Rogues and also Reach for the Sky.

Both Tolers played in the band’s Brothers of the Road. The Tolers spent the rest of the 1980s touring and recording the gold album I’m No Angel with The Gregg Allman Band.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/dan-toler-former-allman-brothers-band-member-dies-in-florida-at-age-65/feed0Dan TolertheassociatedpresscanadaHarry Styles kicked in groin; Taylor Swift not responsible (Videos)http://o.canada.com/entertainment/206422
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/206422#commentsWed, 27 Feb 2013 16:54:21 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=206422]]>Once upon a time, One Direction fans thought it would be awesome to pelt the band with baby carrots.

Really.

It seems to have something to do with 1D’s Louis Tomlinson. (The group’s Niall Horan speaking to UK paper the Mirror last year: “Louis said he likes girls who like carrots. And ever since then we just get carrots sent to us.”)

Kids, man.

So which one of these mini-muffins said something about shoes? Who’s been scanning Tiger Beat lately? Did one of them make out with a shoe, or propose to a shoe or let a shoe touch their superflous nipples?

Because in case you missed it, a flying shoe “kicked’ Harry Styles in the junk Tuesday night. Styles, along with the rest of One Direction, were playing a show in Glasgow when one creative fan decided to usher in a new, violent era of audience participation.

THAT WASN’T A BABY CARROT!

In a simpler time, a video of a young man getting a sneaker to the groin would have earned Styles $10,000 and a meet and greet with Bob Saget. This incident, however? This will only get him more shoes in the nuts.

As the Independent notes, fans have already junk-punched him with footwear. Please see this video taken at a Sydney performance in April:

What was wrong with baby carrots?!

We have seen the future of One Direction concerts, and it is bruised and limping.

Vulture notes that the flying shoes involved in Tuesday night’s incident were Keds, notable only because Styles’s most famous — and most adorable –ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift, is currently the brand’s spokesfeet.

We can only imagine her shock and horror:

It does not appear that the shoe-toss was an act of vigilante justice on behalf of Swift, however — or that the sneakers were tossed by Swift herself. The Scottish Daily Record identified the perp as a One Direction fan named Jade Anderson, who explained her actions to the paper after being escorted from the show by security. “I just wanted him to touch something belonging to me,” she told the paper. “I didn’t mean to hit him where I hit him, I’m really embarrassed.”

Relive the pain in the video below. Styles, it seems, has survived his injuries, and can be seen in the footage gamely stretching off the assault.

To anyone attending One Direction’s world tour, take a moment to reflect before throwing your sneakers on stage. Think of future generations, and how they might be just as delighted to squeal for Harry Styles II, III, etc. Think of how another shoe to the groin might deprive them such joy! Such early onset hearing loss! Again: What’s wrong with baby carrots?!

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As her music played in the background, country music star Mindy McCready was remembered Tuesday by friends and family as a fun and talented singer who also “wanted to be healed” from her past.

About 200 friends and family gathered in the 37-year-old singer’s Florida hometown of Fort Myers. A large screen behind the altar of Crossroads Baptist Church was filled with her images and her portrait stood nearby.

“Our Mindy was so tired. She felt helpless,” said McCready’s mother, Gayle Inge. “She was in her darkest moment and she was hurt by so many allegations. She was too emotional to understand.”

McCready, whose real name was Malinda Gayle McCready, committed suicide Feb. 17 at her home in Arkansas, days after leaving a court-ordered substance abuse treatment program. The mother of two died from a single gunshot to the head about a month after her longtime boyfriend David Wilson’s death, also thought to be suicide, in the same place.

Inge acknowledged that her daughter had faced many battles but now: “Her spirit found healing on the other side.”

McCready’s personal problems started in 2004 and included a custody battle with her mother over one of her sons. She was briefly hospitalized in 2010 after police responded to an overdose call to a home her mother owned in North Fort Myers, Fla., and she later appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, where she declared herself clean from drugs.

McCready’s family declined to address any custody issue at the funeral.

“She wanted them to know that nothing, not even death, could separate her from them,” Gayle Inge said of McCready’s two sons, Zander Ryan and Zayne Christopher. “She’s healed. She’s no longer sick,” she added, referring to what she told McCready’s sons.

A separate funeral organized by her friends and the music community is tentatively scheduled for March 6 in Nashville, Tenn.

McCready’s stepfather, brothers and cousin also shared their fondest — and often funny — memories of McCready.

“You all know I grew up coming from a broken home,” said brother Timothy McCready, wiping away tears. “It makes your brothers and sisters really important to you. We used to joke about how she raised us…we raised each other, all of us. And she probably got us all in a lot more trouble than she got us out of,” he later joked about his sister.

“I just know that Mindy is on ‘vacacioun’ where she is,” said younger brother Skylar Phelan, referring to how McCready often used the Latin word for “vacation” to get out of chores.

McCready grew up in Fort Myers, where she took private vocal lessons and later sang in karaoke bars.

Family friend Julie Ende-Killion remembers the day when McCready won her first award for Ten Thousand Angels.

“And I remember her coming out of the trailer,” she recalled. “I think she was in Kenny Chesney’s trailer because she didn’t even have her own dressing room at that time. Nashville is a pretty cool place. She made her mark on it.”

McCready arrived in Nashville in 1994 and hit the top of the country charts before her personal problems sidetracked her career.

In 1996, her Guys Do It All the Time hit No. 1. Her other hits included Ten Thousand Angels, which her stepfather sang during the funeral.

“She’s our special angel,” said Michael Inge. “She sang a song years ago about Ten Thousand Angels watching over her and now she is in the presence of all those 10 thousand angels,” Michael Inge said.

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan’s attorney has suggested to prosecutors that the actress serve as a motivational speaker and perform non-jail activities to resolve her latest criminal case, according to a letter obtained Tuesday.

The letter from lawyer Mark Heller proposed several alternatives for Lohan, who could be sent to jail if a judge determines her actions in a traffic crash violated terms of her probation in a previous theft case.

His letter states that Lohan’s turbulent home life has deeply impacted her and requires a different approach in the case.

The actress plans to spend time recording public service announcements and make “periodic visits to schools, hospitals, and other venues where she may provide inspirational talks, encouraging children to pursue positive goals and avoid bad habits,” states the letter filed on Friday and released by the court Tuesday.

Lohan’s latest case returns to court on Friday. Heller is seeking a delay in her trial, now scheduled for March, on three misdemeanour charges of reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing officers from performing their duties,

The crash occurred in June on Pacific Coast Highway while Lohan was on the way to a movie shoot.

The actress could face 245 days in jail if she is found to be in violation of her probation.

Terry White, chief deputy city attorney in Santa Monica, declined comment on the letter. He said discussions about a possible resolution are scheduled to take place this week.

Lohan, 26, was on her way to a beach shoot with another person for the TV movie Liz and Dick when her car crashed into the back of a dump truck. Police allege she lied about being behind the wheel.

Heller is also seeking dismissal of the charges against Lohan, arguing that police ignored her when she said she didn’t want to be interviewed without her attorney present.

Lohan was at the hospital at the time, not in custody, and showed no signs of impairment when officers gave her a field sobriety test, the lawyer said.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/lindsay-lohan-inspirational-speaker/feed0Lindsay LOhantheassociatedpresscanadaSeth MacFarlane says he won’t return as Oscars hosthttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/seth-macfarlane-says-he-wont-return-as-oscars-host
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/seth-macfarlane-says-he-wont-return-as-oscars-host#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 19:27:22 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=205867]]>NEW YORK — It looks like it’s one and done at the Oscars for Seth MacFarlane.

The Family Guy creator was asked on his Twitter account whether he’d consider hosting the Academy Awards again and he replied: “No way. Lotta fun to have done it, though.”

MacFarlane’s comedy proved a polarizing force on Sunday’s Academy Awards, with jokes about domestic violence, women’s bodies and Jews in Hollywood that offended some viewers. The Oscars did get their biggest audience in three years, however, with particular growth among young viewers.

MacFarlane’s spokeswoman said Tuesday she had nothing to add to the tweet.

Seth MacFarlane. Definition: Creator of Family Guy and two other cartoons that are exactly like Family Guy. The dude who reduced the achievements of the world’s greatest actresses into a boob joke.

Clearly, they’re an excellent match.

But love is strange, and celebrity gossip? That’s even stranger. Because now that the muckrakers are nearly recovered from their hangovers, various outlets are saying Theron and MacFarlane were all over each other Sunday night at the Oscar host’s friends-and-family after-party.

According to Yahoo!, Theron pulled up to The Lot in West Hollywood around midnight, heading straight for the stage, and meeting MacFarlane with “a giant hug.” The New York Post’s Page Six reports MacFarlane was singing showtunes played by his in-house orchestra throughout the night. (It’s his party, and he’ll shoo-be-doo-be-doo if he wants to, or something.) But when he wasn’t on stage, or playing the good host to his guests, Yahoo! reports he was chatting up Theron.

“He kept finding his way back to Theron,” Yahoo writes, “as that seemed to be where the real party was at.”

And vice versa.

As one witness told Page Six: Theron “stayed near MacFarlane all night” — talking, giggling, flirting, probably discussing what the hell was going on in Prometheus.

Sweet merciful blecch. It’s like watching that Young Adult sex scene all over again.

Or maybe — just maybe — not. MacFarlane has a girlfriend: Game of Thrones actress Emilia “Khaleesi” Clarke. They partied together at January’s Golden Globes — though how the Mother of Dragons had patience for MacFarlane’s cheeky little misogynist routine at the Oscars is another one of life’s great mysteries.

If anything, Theron and MacFarlane may have seemed flirty since they’re about to be co-stars. A few weeks ago, Theron joined the cast of MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West. He’ll direct, co-write, produce and star in the movie.

Yeah. Let’s all go with that explanation.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/most-unlikely-oscar-couple-charlize-theron-and-seth-macfarlane/feed1Charlize Theron and Seth MacFarlaneleahdoseCharlize Theron OscarsJanet Jackson secretly married Wissam Al Mana last yearhttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/janet-jackson-secretly-married-wissam-al-mana-last-year
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/janet-jackson-secretly-married-wissam-al-mana-last-year#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 15:13:45 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=205656]]>NEW YORK — Janet Jackson knows how to keep a secret: The singer has been married since last year.

A representative for Jackson confirmed Monday that the musician and Wissam Al Mana wed last year.

This is Jackson’s second secret marriage. She secretly married Rene Elizondo Jr. in 1991. They separated in 1999.

The 46-year-old Jackson first tied the knot when she was 18 to singer James DeBarge, which lasted three months in 1984.

In a joint statement to Entertainment Tonight, Jackson and Al Mana said their wedding was a “quiet, private and beautiful ceremony.”

The couple also said they would like privacy and “are allowed this time for celebration and joy.”

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/janet-jackson-secretly-married-wissam-al-mana-last-year/feed0Janet JacksonthecanadianpressMindy McCready’s funeral being held in her hometown of Fort Myers in southwest Floridahttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/mindy-mccreadys-funeral-being-held-in-her-hometown-of-fort-myers-in-southwest-florida
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/mindy-mccreadys-funeral-being-held-in-her-hometown-of-fort-myers-in-southwest-florida#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 15:09:59 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=205658]]>FORT MYERS, Fla. — Mindy McCready’s funeral is being held in her hometown of Fort Myers.

The funeral for the late country star will be at Tuesday at Crossroads Baptist Church. A memorial is scheduled in Nashville next month.

McCready committed suicide Feb. 17 at her home in Arkansas, days after leaving a court-ordered substance abuse treatment program. The 37-year-old mother of two died from a single gunshot to the head about a month after her longtime boyfriend David Wilson was believed to have killed himself in the same location.

McCready hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career.

In 1996, her song Guys Do It All the Time hit No. 1. Her other hits included Ten Thousand Angels and her album by that title sold 2 million copies.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/mindy-mccreadys-funeral-being-held-in-her-hometown-of-fort-myers-in-southwest-florida/feed0Mindy McCready's funeral is being held in her hometown of Fort Myers.theassociatedpresscanadaEarly buzz: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Jennifer Lawrence, Andy Samberg and morehttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/early-buzz-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-jennifer-lawrence-andy-samberg-and-more
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/early-buzz-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-jennifer-lawrence-andy-samberg-and-more#commentsTue, 26 Feb 2013 05:05:16 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=205388]]>In case you didn’t already know how a Kimye baby is made, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West shot this French magazine cover as a study aid.

Do you like City and Colour and Metric? Do you like visiting Canadian tourist towns with a thriving fudge shop industry? City and Colour and Metric will headline a summer festival at Niagara-On-The-Lake June 29.

How you reacted to Kristen Stewart at the Oscars: Why is she on crutches, and why is she riddled with bruises and why can’t a professional actress summon the energy to read off a teleprompter? How Daniel Radcliffe reacted to Kristen Stewart at the Oscars: She is a tender baby bird who must be nurtured and protected and carried ’round Hollywood in his little pocket. “I just wanted to pick her up, put her in my arms and carry her onto the stage,” he told E! News.

Yeah, this is just another trailer for Game of Thrones Season 3, but this one has dragons.

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Check back throughout the day for your entertainment fix.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/early-buzz-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-jennifer-lawrence-andy-samberg-and-more/feed0Kim Kardashian and Kanye WestleahdoseKanye West in London: 2 shows, 2 meltdowns (Watch the video)http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/kanye-west-in-london-2-shows-2-meltdowns-watch-the-video
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/kanye-west-in-london-2-shows-2-meltdowns-watch-the-video#commentsMon, 25 Feb 2013 19:25:36 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=205275]]>Authenticity. Awesomeness. Emotion. Truth. These are all things that Kanye West believes in, or at the very least Tweets about.

So say what you will about the rapper — whine over his union with Kim Kardashian (Us Weekly now reports they’re having a girl, BTW), or his collection of kilts, or his ability to go from 0 to spaz in 15 seconds. Kanye West practices what he Tweets. The latest example, back-to-back outbursts during back-to-back concerts in London.

Sunday night at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, West was performing Touch the Sky when he just started yelling. And yelling some more. Yelling so loud he would have probably passed out right there on the spot, like a child holding his breath until you buy him a $34,000 golden skull.

But before that could happen, he tossed the mic, jumped off stage and, according to Rap-Up anyway, punched a fan in the arm. The reasons for the outburst are unclear. It could have been an instance of ‘Ye’s unbridled artistic expression. Or, as Rap-Up suggests, he was just pissed with the venue’s poor sound production.

Go ahead. Watch Kanye West throw a tantrum. Is it authentic? Totally. Authentically bonkers. Is it “awesome?” Art is too subjective for us to say.

But it was Saturday night’s concert, also at London’s Hammersmith Apollo, where West was more fully invested with the Bohemian spirit of truth, beauty, freedom and headline-fodder. What do you tell a toddler who’s crapping their Pull-Ups in rage? Use your words. West, similarly, is at his best when using his. And his Saturday show included a 10-minute tirade, part freestyle rap, part improvised song, part poetry slam by a dude who’s read too much Adbusters.

“What is my public rating? Are people like me again? … They forgot about the whole Beyonce thing, right?”

(You’ll recall, as per West’s mic-grabbing speech that Beyonce, not Swift, had “the best video of all time.”)

And, just generally, he rapped and sang about how much he hates the idea of shilling for corporations. (Somehow, this hasn’t been a dealbreaker for him and Kimmy K.)

From West’s rant:

Creativity fuels everything. I hate business people. People get at me and say, ‘What kind of business can it do? What type of business are you doing? What’s the numbers? How much did you sell? What’s the radio spins? How much shampoo can you sell with yo face on it and shit?’

[…]

Remind me why we in this sh*t? Remind me why we in this sh*t? Why the Grammys can suck my dick? Suck my dick. B*tch. And every mother*cking sponsorship. They trying to put their logos on every concert and sh*t. For the meet and greet, you gotta meet the execs and their daughters. And they’ll show you what they just bought her.

[…]

They always sayin’ what I’m doing wrong in this sh*t! Well, I don’t give a f*ck about anything! Well, I don’t give a f*ck about anything! Remind me why we in this sh*t? I lost my mother*cking mom!

Talking bout your comments, I could give a f*ck about your comments. Cause we all gonna die some day, and I’m live my life my way! So, you gonna help me put on a better show, corporations? Can you please support me? Please? Me, Kanye West. I swear I’m a nice leader now. I swear I’ll put the pink polo back on. I swear to you. Please. Just for three million dollars. I need it so bad. I need a pool in my backyard! So I’ll tell all my fans your sh*t is cool. And if they believe in me, then they’ll also believe in you. ‘Did we get the check yet? I gotta call the business manager. Did the corporations send the check? What is my public rating? Are people liking me again? Enough to get some money from the corporations? They forgot about the whole Beyonce thing, right? Cool. Is it OK now? Remind me why we in this sh*t?

Watch video of West’s 11-minute stream-of-consciousness tirade below.

He’ll no doubt top it March 1, when he’s booked to play the London venue again.

]]>http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/kanye-west-in-london-2-shows-2-meltdowns-watch-the-video/feed0Kanye WestleahdoseJennifer Lawrence? Anne Hathaway? Who was best dressed at Vanity Fair’s 2013 Oscar party? (photos) (poll)http://o.canada.com/entertainment/jennifer-lawrence-anne-hathaway-who-was-best-dressed-at-vanity-fairs-2013-oscar-party-photos-poll
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/jennifer-lawrence-anne-hathaway-who-was-best-dressed-at-vanity-fairs-2013-oscar-party-photos-poll#commentsMon, 25 Feb 2013 17:40:30 +0000http://o.canada.com/?p=205168]]>Oscars Fashion 2: The Fierce-ening! Hollywood loves sequels, and we like to think of the Vanity Fair Oscar party as the second half of Oscar night’s fashion extravaganza. Did Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and more bring the party? Check out their red carpet looks and make your choice for best dressed.

Oscars Fashion 2: The Fierce-ening! Hollywood loves sequels, and we like to think of the Vanity Fair Oscar party as the second half of Oscar night’s fashion extravaganza. Did Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway and more bring the party? Check out these red carpet looks.

]]>http://o.canada.com/photos/jennifer-lawrence-anne-hathaway-who-was-best-dressed-at-vanity-fairs-2013-oscar-party-photos/feed0leahdoseRosie Huntington-Whiteley arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in a Valentino dress.Oscars 2013 – Behind the scenes photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck and morehttp://o.canada.com/photos/oscars-2013-behind-the-scenes-photos-of-jennifer-lawrence-ben-affleck-and-more
http://o.canada.com/photos/oscars-2013-behind-the-scenes-photos-of-jennifer-lawrence-ben-affleck-and-more#commentsMon, 25 Feb 2013 16:10:41 +0000http://o.canada.com/?post_type=photo_gallery&p=204990]]>Oscars 2013 – behind the scenes photos of Jennifer Lawrence, Ben Affleck and more
]]>http://o.canada.com/photos/oscars-2013-behind-the-scenes-photos-of-jennifer-lawrence-ben-affleck-and-more/feed0leahdoseMC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling during arrest in Northern Californiahttp://o.canada.com/entertainment/mc-hammer-suggests-he-was-a-victim-of-racial-profiling-during-arrest-in-northern-california
http://o.canada.com/entertainment/mc-hammer-suggests-he-was-a-victim-of-racial-profiling-during-arrest-in-northern-california#commentsMon, 25 Feb 2013 15:00:18 +0000http://postmediacanadadotcom.wordpress.com/?p=204950]]>DUBLIN, Calif. — MC Hammer suggests he was a victim of racial profiling when he was stopped and arrested by police in the Northern California city of Dublin.

The ’90s rap star tweeted on Saturday that an officer approached him in his car and asked “Are you on parole or probation?”

He says that as he handed over his ID, the officer reached inside the car and tried to pull him out.

Dublin police Lt. Herb Walters told the Oakland Tribune that Hammer, who was born Stanley Burrell, was arrested Thursday for investigation of obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer.

He declined to comment to KTVU about Hammer’s version of the arrest.

Hammer tweeted that he wasn’t bitter and considered what happened “a teachable moment.”